The Assassination of King Shaka Unknown - 2017

(Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2017) 9781868428076. 232 x 150 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. xiv + 226, incl. index; illustrations in text; maps. Fine condition. "What was it about the nature of his kingdom that it produced so many intransigent opponents to his rule, including prominent members of the royal house? Why were Shaka's relations with the British Cape Colony apparently key to his survival? And why did the powerful army he had created acquiesce so tamely in the usurpation of the throne by Dingane, his half-brother and assassin? In searching for answers John Laband turns to Zulu voices heard through recorded oral testimony and praise-poems, and to the Port Natal hunter-traders who speak for themselves in their written accounts and reminiscences, as do the Cape officials in their despatches. The author brings the early Zulu kingdom vividly to life, a kingdom that endured in all its essential characteristics, particularly militarily, until its destruction in 1879 by the British." .

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Jonathan Ball Publishing, 2017. Softcover. Near Fine Condition. Firmly bound, unmarked pages, age toned, slight edgewear to covers. In this riveting new book, John Laband, pre-eminent historian of the Zulu Kingdom, tackles some of the questions that swirl around the assassination in 1828 of King Shaka, the celebrated founder of the Zulu Kingdom and war leader of legendary brilliance: Why did prominent members of the royal house conspire to kill him? Just how significant a part did the white hunter-traders settled at Port Natal play in their royal patron’s downfall? Why were Shaka’s relations with the British Cape Colony key to his survival? And why did the powerful army he had created acquiesce so tamely in the usurpation of the throne by Dingane, his half-brother and assassin? 226 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; ISBN/EAN: 9781868428076. Inventory No: dscf11688. . 9781868428076

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